Monthly Archives: June 2008

No blogging

until Monday afternoon sometime. That would be June 30th.

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Be careful out there

First case of West Nile in Boulder County confirmed. “West Nile virus season is here,” John Pape, an epidemiologist who specializes in animal-related diseases at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment, said in a statement, “Now is the … Continue reading

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Energy underneath our feet

Geothermal energy report from Fox Business news… Bottom line, fuel cost is low, up front cost is high.

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Gas tax poll

Fox business news had a gas tax poll. I voted “no”.

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Professor Splash (Yikes!)

Darren Taylor sets world record for the highest “shallow dive” from 35′ 4″ into 12″ of water.

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Beam me up…

So girls cannot whistle at guys. Understandably, it’s probably disruptive and should be discouraged. However, if the situation is reversed, check out the criminal penalty facing a man who whistles at a girl. So check it out here. Then the … Continue reading

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Go bid on your favorite e-mail address

There’s some good causes in here, but I’m not interested in aligning my e-mail with the “save the world” crew I’ll just stick with “boulderisstupid -at- yahoo.com”!

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From aggressive deer to mischevious foxes

Too cute. This spring and last, Prentiss said, the mother fox and her cubs have been skipping from porch to porch, picking up shoes and gloves and dropping them in different yards — leaving lost-property owners confused and with unmatched … Continue reading

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Obama leads McCain by 5 points in Colorado

I’m sure if it was the other way around the Camera would write a headline like this… “McCain leads Obama by ONLY 5 points”. And that’s the way I see it, Obama’s lead in Colorado is ONLY 5 percentage points. … Continue reading

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Aggressive deer

Keep your distance, the Mom’s are protecting their young. Boulder Open Space and Mountain Park rangers are warning residents to stay away from unruly mother deer this week, after responding to at least six reports of aggressive female mule deer … Continue reading

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Going solar

Even in todays world, going solar, including multiple government rebates has a 20 year ROI. All right. So, several engineering consults later, it turns out that even with the propitious orientation of our house’s roof and many (yes!) government rebates, … Continue reading

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Another black mark for the United Nations

As reported previously, the United Nations aid and peacekeepers keep abusing children. There’s definitely a cultural problem here. A European charity organization, Save The Children UK, accused humanitarian aid workers and UN peacekeepers of sexually abusing and sexual trafficking children … Continue reading

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Teaching math

Now here’s a revelation. For kids to do better in math, their teachers might have to go back to school. Elementary-school teachers are poorly prepared by education schools to teach math, finds a study being released Thursday by the National … Continue reading

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Underage Drinking

Parents of teenagers; Does this ring any bells? “In far too many instances parents directly enable their children’s underage drinking — in essence encouraging them to risk their health and well-being,” said acting Surgeon General Steven K. Galson. “Proper parental … Continue reading

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Supporting the Marines

Darren receives a letter of thanks from Captain Richard Lund stationed at the Marine recruiting office in Berkeley for his offer for support when they came under city sponsored protests and harrassment. Congrats to Darren and the Marines.

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What is iTunes capable of?

Freakonomics claims the latest iTunes licensing agreement contains the following idiocy (my interpretation, not theirs): 1. Regarding WMD … for any purposes prohibited by United States law, including, without limitation, the development, design, manufacture, or production of nuclear missiles or … Continue reading

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Obama = less and more expensive oil

Regarding oil from the Canadian Tar Sands… A senior adviser to Mr. Obama’s campaign told reporters it’s an “open question” whether oil produced from northern Alberta’s oilsands fits with the Democratic candidate’s plan to shift the U.S. sharply away from … Continue reading

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A politically correct convention

The Democrats tie themselves in knots to be green and PC at the upcoming Denver convention. The host committee for the Democratic National Convention wanted 15,000 fanny packs for volunteers. But they had to be made of organic cotton. By … Continue reading

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More on overworked Doctor’s and beauracracy…

and recognition that issues exist in other professions as well. This includes engineering, where the problems of engineers are “well known”. Who knew? Hopefuly Instapundit will expound on the engineer theme or perhaps he already has and I should search … Continue reading

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Longmont and mosquito spraying…

It’s a last resort as Longmont continues to get “Boulderized”. Chuck Stout, director of Boulder County Public Health is a rarity among County officials… As director of Boulder County Public Heath, Chuck Stout agrees that larviciding and education are the … Continue reading

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